Sorry Mr. Timberlake, But There's No Reason To Care About Myspace
Myspace is now competing with music streaming services like Pandora and Spotify, and that's not going to be easy, even with Justin…
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Articles tagged "MySpace"
Wed, 16 January 2013
Mon, 24 December 2012
Cheating DeathWatch: Myspace
After years of bloodletting, Myspace is still around, and it just might be ready to turn the corner behind its new focus and star power.
Wed, 21 November 2012
Yes, MySpace Is Launching A Spotify Competitor. It Has No Choice
It's almost official: MySpace is planning on launching a music subscription next year. Given the company's roots and current situation…
Mon, 8 October 2012
The Return Of Myspace: Company Pres Roger Mincheff Aims To Make History All Over Again
Myspace is dead: Long live Myspace. The late social network known for garish user-generated designs is back in a bid to become…
Thu, 27 September 2012
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[Video] Myspace: "I'm Not Dead Yet!"
Adam, Brian, Jon and Robyn discuss the future of the music business, which has come up in several RWW stories lately, in our latest…
Mon, 24 September 2012
Justin Timberlake Is Bringing Myspace Back To The Desktop, Where No One Will Use It
Myspace is back. It even has a pre-launch page where you can put your email address. In case you need a desktop-focused social network for…
Tue, 18 September 2012
Facebook's 2012 Slide Looks A Lot Like MySpace's 2008 Demise
Shareholders pushed Facebook’s stock up slightly last week after reassuring comments from CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In the process, they…
Fri, 9 March 2012
Video: History of the Animated GIF
In the early days of the Web there was a lot of experimenting going on. It was a brand new world where almost anything seemed possible…
Mon, 13 February 2012
MySpace's Music Focus Pays Off
The social Web space is abuzz with new developments and entrants these days. Facebook's IPO. The explosion of Pinterest. The rapid evolution…
Wed, 11 January 2012
Tech's Doomsday Plots: How Your Favorite Tech Giants Could Lose Their Edge
When Steve Jobs unveiled the iPhone five years ago, it was a happy day for the Apple faithful. Less so for the folks at Palm, whose employer…
Tue, 15 November 2011
What 67% of Online Adults Use Social Media For
In a new study released today, Pew Internet Research found that 66 percent of American adults online use Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and…
Fri, 4 November 2011
This Week in School Internet Censorship
We posted last year about the prevalence of cyberbullying on social networks. The longer-term consequences of that are just now finding…
Tue, 23 August 2011
MySpace to Renew its Focus on Music
When the site relaunches later this year, former social networking heavyweight MySpace will aim to reclaim the position it once held as a…
Mon, 20 June 2011
With New Music Ambitions, Facebook Will Continue Where MySpace Left Off
Facebook is now "getting serious about music and media," writes Om Malik on GigaOm.com, revealing unannounced details regarding the social…
Tue, 3 May 2011
Breaking Up With Your Favorite Apps
NPR music podcast All Songs Considered just released a show about breaking up with your favorite bands. It got me thinking about favorite…
Wed, 27 April 2011
News Corp Has Finally Had It: Accepting Bids for Myspace
The death knells of the first generation of social media platforms continue. A day after Friendster announced that it would be deleting…
Mon, 21 February 2011
Twitter Snags MySpace Ad Geek
Companies used to pay millions of dollars to splash advertisements on the front page of MySpace, back when that social network was the…
Fri, 19 November 2010
Poll: Will You, For One, Welcome Your New FaceSpace Overlord?
It's done. The battle between Facebook and Myspace is finally over. Yesterday, the two companies made a joint announcement introducing…
Wed, 27 October 2010
MySpace's Last Gasp: We're All New! (We're Still a Social Network)
Today, MySpace is launching what may be its last-ditch effort to save itself before owner News Corp makes other plans, or even sells off the…
Tue, 28 September 2010
Twitter Passes Myspace to Become Third Most Trafficked Social Network
In its climb up the social networking ladder, Twitter - the service that many mainstream Internet users still like to equate with…
Sun, 15 August 2010
MySpace Planning "BIG Stealth Project"
MySpace is hiring for a "BIG 'Stealth Project,'" according to job listings that have popped up over the last few days. MySpace is in for…
Wed, 4 August 2010
MySpace Bleeding Money; News Corp Promises "Overhaul" Soon
The category of News Corp's business that includes MySpace lost $174 million in the fourth quarter, worse than the $136 million it lost in…
Thu, 17 June 2010
PTA-Endorsed SocialShield Keeps Kids Safe on Facebook and More
A company called SocialShield has launched new technology aimed at keeping children and teens safe on social networking sites like Facebook…
Thu, 15 April 2010
MySpace Launches Events Platform
A couple of months ago, we asked whether MySpace could make a comeback. Since that time, they've become #1 on Android and jumped into bulk…
